Nov 4, 2009

Train de Vie

As a student, I get to travel by bus and metro everyday of school, lucky me.... nawt :P. Well of course it isn't so bad, since it's cheaper than a car and can pretty much go everywhere you need to go and it's better for the environment, but don't you hate it when it's crowded, loudy and stressing? And what about when you miss the bus you wanted to catch and have to wait for the next one..........in 30 minutes! Than have 45 minutes riding it before getting home! Oh God, you can say! But I'll be optimistic and say that there is one thing I particularly like about common transportation and is quite entertaining sometimes, is watching people. I'm not a stalker or anything, don't take me wrong, but I really like to secretly observe people around. I pay attention to details, like what that man is wearing, is facial expression, where is looking at, and then, I like to make up a story about him, or whoever I'm watching, trying to guess his job, is temper, even his destination. And I always find it fascinating when you see one of those, I'll say weirdos, but the meanless way, acting funny or something, and then realize you're not the only one looking at him and watch others reaction, it can be so much fun sometimes! Like this other day I was coming back from my drum lesson, I was waiting to catch the metro, and a man was walking without going straight and was mumbling those things I couldn't understand, than he would sometimes stop at people and talk louder to them but what he'll be saying was nonsense, so people will just look at him and not know what to answer back. As I was bitting my lip trying not to laugh, I saw this other guy a bit further looking at the same scenario going on, then we looked at eachother, and kinda a smile in a way saying like "huhuh what a funny thing!". Ahaha, anyways, it's sound ridiculous saying it like this, but it can make my day sometimes, like, I'm realizing that's when people are the more human, if I can say, when they smile. I mean, when you are surrounded by hundreds, or even just dozens of people, you don't really pay attention to each one of them, and they're just people to you, but when you take the time to look at some of them, and see them smile, it makes them unique, human, among the whole crowd. Ugh I'm so not good to explain it, mostly if I need to translate it :S, but I just hope you get the picture somehow. Anyways, metro and bus can be annoying, but fascinating and entertaining, when you take the time to pay attention to details ^^. And actually, I was just talking to my dear sister about it, and I really wish someday someone would make a movie about it, like following some persons and go throught their day or thoughts, then switch to another, just to show how unique is every person, even though he seems to be just one among many others. Anyways, I just wanted to blog about this so it might encourage maybe to write one day the scenario of that movie to come, who knows? Ahahah, we'll see, though I always wanted to write a book, I never got to start one yet, I just get an idea, than think about something else later on.
So I think that's it for now, I'll write about it if I ever get to start something !
Good nite!

1 comment:

  1. Haha, I know excactly what you mean! And I find the people I get along best with are other people watchers. And we are the ones who travel. In India, the real traveller types were the ones who were there just as much, or more, to watch the people going about their daily lives as the temples and the landscapes. It just makes every moment interesting. Also, helps people understand themselves and each other.
    Hahaha, caught in the act.
    Have you heard that Modest Mouse song Paper Thin Walls, well actually I guess it's a bit off...but like, it's like "everyone's a voyeurist, they're watching me watch them watch me right now."
    ...just reminded me of that. Plus, I just love that song.

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